Schaefer, Benson elected to NR-S school board

On Monday, June 15, the NR-S school board met to close out the 2019-20 school year, which fiscally ends June 30.

Canvassing the election results was the first order of business. Mike Schafer ran for the former New Rockford district, bringing in a total of 292 votes. Travis Benson amassed 297 votes to represent the former Sheyenne district. The school had received 517 absentee ballot requests, and 319 votes were cast.

Previous interest in the acquisition of the Doll property on Central Avenue has been put on hold.  

Superintendent Jill Louters summarized that the acquisition doesn’t align with the priorities set forth by the building committee earlier this year, and that without a clear purpose for the property its acquisition is not an urgent matter.

The first reading for policy DDBE, The Families First Coronavirus Response Leave Act,was approved. This policy was recommended for adoption by the North Dakota School Board Association and is designed to assist employees affected by the COVID-19 outbreak with job-protected leave and emergency paid sick leave. The second reading will take place at the July meeting, and if approved the policy will be in effect from April 1, 2020, until Dec. 31, 2020.

The next meeting for the NR-S school board is Monday, July 13 at 7 p.m. The July meeting will be an organizational meeting for the board and its newest members to prepare for the 2020-21 school year.